Happy Tuesday! Each week on the blog I get to share some of what I have seen, read, and found interesting and thought provoking over the past week. To help make sense of all of these links, I have grouped them by the following categories: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation; and Miscellaneous. I hope that you enjoy these links!

Later this week I will be joining with hundreds of other leaders from ELCA congregations, especially those who focus in youth ministry, at the 2016 ELCA Youth Ministry Extravaganza. If you are going to be there, I hope that we’ll be able to touch base in person, and perhaps even see you at the workshops that I will be helping lead. To make the most out of the Extravaganza, make sure you check out “The App for #Ext16.”

Jesse Lyn Stoner explained and shared about, “Why Most Change Efforts Fail and 7 Guidelines to Ensure Your Team Succeeds.” Jesse’s “7 Guidelines to Successfully Navigate the Human Factor,” are that: the purpose and need for the change must be clear and compelling; show the whole picture; involve your team and all key stakeholders deeply and early on; senior leaders must demonstrate their commitment; the approach to the change effort needs to be consistent with the desired ends; integrate the change work with real work; and over communicate.

Liz Ryan unpacked, “Five Rules Every Job-Seeker Needs to Break.” The rules she points to are: the rule that says you have to sound like a robot or a zombie in your resume; the rule that says you must apply for a job online and then wait for a reply, possibly forever; the rule that says you must share your salary details; the rule that says you must beg and grovel to get a job; and the rule that says employers are mighty and job-seekers are dogmeat.

Erin at Young Adult Money unpacked, “7 Ways to Put Financial Stress to Rest.” The ways Erin highlights are: start tracking your spending; figure out a spending plan; establish an emergency fund; become a conscious consumer; get clear on your financial goals; form a support system; and educate yourself.

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That concludes this edition of the links. I hope you have enjoyed them. As always, if you have particular questions or topics for me to think about on the blog, please share them. Also, if there are things you would like to see included in the links, please let me know that too. Thank you for reading and being a part of the conversation! Blessings on your week-TS